Arizona Jewish Post | Tucson, AZ
WEBSep 24, 2024 · Yom Kippur begins the evening of October 11. Please click the links below for High Holy Days congregational information: Congregation Chofetz Chayim (Orthodox) (520) 747-7780 The Shul of Tucson (Orthodox) (520) 975-4489 Tucson Torah Center (Orthodox) Congregation Bet Shalom (Traditional Egalitarian) (520) 577-1171 Congregation Anshei Israel ...
Retiring soon, CAI’s Rabbi Eisen lauded as humble, effective
WEBMay 1, 2020 · Rabbi Robert Eisen, who will retire at the end of June after 21 years as Congregation Anshei Israel’s spiritual leader, “doesn’t like to toot his own horn,” says Dan Jurkowitz, president of the CAI board of trustees and a lifelong member of the congregation. Quietly, however, the rabbi does much, not only for the synagogue and its ...
<span>Alice and Paul Baker</span>, AZ Jewish Post
WEBBusiness briefs 12.7.18. The Tucson Museum of Art and Historic Block, which is celebrating its 95th anniversary, received a gift last month of $1.5 million from longtime museum benefactors Alice and Paul Baker to support art education at the museum. The TMA Education Center will be renovated and renamed the Alice Baker….
<span>Obituaries</span>, AZ Jewish Post, Page 34
WEBDec 30, 2010 · Joy Isenstein. Joy Barbara Isenstein, 78, died Nov. 29, 2010 in New Brunswick, N.J. Mrs. Isenstein was a frequent winter visitor to Tucson. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Joshua Joseph. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Robert Isenstein of Monroe Township, N.J.; daughters, Judy (John) Peterson of….
<span>News</span>, AZ Jewish Post
WEBSeptember 9, 2024 / Phyllis Braun, AJP Feature Writer. As anti-Israel protests heat up again on college campuses across the U.S., Jewish groups at the University of Arizona are focused on helping students take pride in their Jewish identities. Classes began at the UA on Aug. 26, and the first week of the semester was peaceful.
<span>World</span>, AZ Jewish Post
WEBDec 8, 2020 · (JTA) — A Vienna-born Israeli man who left Austria 76 years ago at the age of 8 became the first Jew to receive Austrian citizenship under a new law that allows those who were persecuted by the Nazi regime and their direct descendants to obtain Austrian citizenship without giving…
Planning for the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games ® is “Warming Up”
WEBMay 22, 2024 · The Tucson J is thrilled to officially announce Tucson as a host site for the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games ® — the world’s largest in-person Jewish youth sporting event. Returning to the Old Pueblo for the first time in 25 years, the Olympic-style sports competition will be held July 27 through August 1, 2025, …
Fight Against Fascism, Imperialism at Heart of Local Author’s Novel
WEBMay 1, 2024 · The novel’s half-caste is Vernon Price, a half-Dutch, half-Ceylonese postgraduate student at the London School of Economics. Posing as a member of the Jackboots, he must hide not only his ancestry but also the fact that he is a spy, reporting back to the anti-fascists. In this guise, Vernon meets a young nurse, Zoe, who becomes disenchanted ...
Modern Jewish pioneers flock to Patagonia | AZ Jewish Post
WEBJun 17, 2010 · The womb-shaped mikvah at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Patagonia, Ariz. Seth Grossman, 42, came to Patagonia from New York City “to get healthy” by attending a 17-day juice fast in April 2008 at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center. “I lost 17 pounds,” says Grossman. “And I fell in love with the place.
What Jewish law really says about abortion | AZ Jewish Post
WEBMay 31, 2019 · Ephraim Sherman (Courtesy of Sherman) – Alabama and Georgia have passed laws recently that limit or forbid abortions in unprecedented ways, joining a growing number of states that are attempting to dramatically restrict abortion accessDuring these charged times, it is appropriate for the Jewish community to remind ourselves that halacha (Jewish law) has a nuanced view of abortion.